I swear, when someone’s talking to me now, I can barely understand what’s happening. I know I’m no spring chicken anymore but I wish I was 16 again lol when I experience things it’s like it’s a memory or like I’m at the back of my head. It’s hard to explain. Every thing here is getting gradually worse over the years. Suffice to say, I’m not looking forward to my 40’s…

That being said I feel like I’m making a big deal out of something most women my age just get on with and put up with for the rest of their lives without complaining

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      Off the top of my head, without getting my magazine-thickness stack of lab result papers I had them print out, I’ve had TSH, hb1ac, potassium, sodium, urea, LH, FSH, prolactin, DHEA, testosterone, androgens, b12, folate, ferritin, full blood count, full white cell count, IgA, calcium, estrogen, ca-125, cholesterol, etc tested.

      My white cells have been low since the testing began, but I was told this is normal because as you age your immune system declines.

      What do you suppose they are missing? There’s very little to miss, it would seem.

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        Autoimmune diseases do not have tests. They are diagnosed based on symptoms.

        But I’ve told you this before. You tried telling me women in their 30s are geriatric and old and this is normal.

        This is not normal and your symptoms, if real, are extremely concerning.

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          If I had an autoimmune disorder, then my IgA would be high. It wasn’t. The amount of scaremongering online in some places is ridiculous.

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            That doesn’t identify all autoimmune diseases and it depends on if you’re actively flaring.

            The symptoms you describe over and over again are severely concerning. Your trolling isn’t convincing when the symptoms are so extreme and you’re chalking it up to being a woman over 30.